tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post5232558966854264277..comments2018-11-19T09:54:01.989-06:00Comments on Kent's "Hooligan Libertarian" Blog: Convince meKent McManigalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-18647376406501593782018-02-09T18:55:29.579-06:002018-02-09T18:55:29.579-06:00he took the Danegeld.
made a deal with the devil.he took the Danegeld.<br />made a deal with the devil.sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-26911663855303529462018-02-08T09:31:14.048-06:002018-02-08T09:31:14.048-06:00Yeah, Musk&#39;s use of stolen money disappoints m...Yeah, Musk&#39;s use of stolen money disappoints me, but what disappoints me even worse is that he lowered himself to launch government/military payloads. Probably had to agree to do that to be &quot;allowed&quot; to launch by the FAA and whatever other bullies pretend they have &quot;authority&quot;.Kent McManigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-931384303752059562018-02-07T23:00:46.181-06:002018-02-07T23:00:46.181-06:00from wikipedia article on Danegeld: &quot;But as ...from wikipedia article on Danegeld: &quot;But as we have seen, Danegeld has been paid, and the thing about Danegeld is that one keeps on having to pay it.&quot;sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-4153830573675044432018-02-07T22:58:41.914-06:002018-02-07T22:58:41.914-06:00play the game, pay the thugs, or be raped
https:/...play the game, pay the thugs, or be raped<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danegeld<br /><br />like paying off the mob.<br />pay along to get along.<br />and sometimes get rewarded by mob.<br />...but then, you are in the mob.<br />corruption pays.sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-91366223070311383402018-02-07T22:54:20.881-06:002018-02-07T22:54:20.881-06:00&quot;How government converted one of the tech sec...&quot;How government converted one of the tech sector&#39;s stars into a corporate welfare monster.&quot;<br /><br />http://nationalinterest.org/feature/cut-elon-musks-government-subsidy-gravy-train-18671<br />sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-27170145575540065952018-02-07T22:52:35.128-06:002018-02-07T22:52:35.128-06:00success, or con game?
https://ideapod.com/elon-mu...success, or con game?<br /><br />https://ideapod.com/elon-musks-business-empire-fueled-4-9-billion-government-subsidies-businesses-self-sustainable/sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-75665457886248957292018-02-07T09:14:53.290-06:002018-02-07T09:14:53.290-06:00I had to ponder this a bit before I responded, but...I had to ponder this a bit before I responded, but I wanted to thank you for this comment.<br /><br />I guess my frustration is that almost all my relatives (with basically only one exception) work for the State, and do very well. I&#39;m the black sheep in that I&#39;m the one who can never afford to go off and do things with the family unless they pay my way. This makes &quot;truth and justice&quot; look like a loser proposition to them. Makes it harder to win them over- although I really don&#39;t push the issue.<br /><br />I ride the ragged edge of financial disaster. I guess that&#39;s true of a lot of people- maybe even most people. But I get tired of needing to post &quot;blegs&quot; so often, so I avoid doing so even when I really need to. Until I simply can&#39;t avoid it. About half of the blegs I post result in a donation. I will say I&#39;m fairly creative at making money stretch beyond how it should.<br /><br />I realize financial success isn&#39;t the most important thing. It would be nice, though, if lack of it didn&#39;t cause so much friction (even with relationships). It&#39;s exhausting.Kent McManigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33774205.post-77960614265359874952018-02-06T14:28:27.059-06:002018-02-06T14:28:27.059-06:00I can&#39;t convince you that you&#39;re wrong whe...I can&#39;t convince you that you&#39;re wrong when I believe you&#39;re right!<br /><br />Speaking as someone with some degree of financial &quot;success&quot;, it really bothers me that I&#39;m feeding the very institution that commits such evil. I don&#39;t see your financial troubles as an accusation, but evidence that your beliefs are correct! You are putting truth and justice over financial success, and that earns you a lot of respect in my eyes.<br /><br />One final thought: financial success isn&#39;t the most important thing in the world. If you are surrounded by people you love and who love you, you&#39;re more of a success than someone who&#39;s financially secure but doesn&#39;t have good relationships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com